How To: Work an Advanced Rig for character animation in Maya
Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to animate your character. View joints and nerves so that you may easily select parts of the character.
Character rigging is important. Advanced Rigging makes it easier to animate your character. View joints and nerves so that you may easily select parts of the character.
This software tutorial is an advanced color correction tutorial showing you how to color correct with the Colorista plug-in for After Effects. It assumes you already know how to use Colorista for basic color correction and will cover power masking. Learn how to use power masking and motion tracking for secondary color correction in the Colorista plugin for After Effects.
Learn about some of the advanced features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for animating 3D objects in this software tutorial. In this project we will create a solar eclipse simulation from 2D, and video images of the earth and moon. This is an advanced users tutorial so you should be familiar with Photoshop first. Follow along as Russel Brown shows you how to work with the new 3D features of Photoshop CS4.
Check out this puzzle video tutorial on how to solve a 4x4 Rubik's Cube by advanced edge pairing. This video goes over how to match up multiple edges at a time, allowing you to eventually become faster with practice. This will also allow you to understand the technique necessary for multiple edge pairing in bigger cubes as well, where it really becomes necessary in solving quickly.
Watch this ceramics tutorial video to learn how to use some more advanced glazing techniques to make the inside different than the outside. The detailed instructions in this helpful how-to video are best for intermediate to advanced potters who want to glaze both the inside and the outside of their pottery.
A tutorial from Khris Khaos on doing advanced Krumping and Krump moves.
An advanced tutorial on Krumping and Krump dancing. You'll learn: Chest Hits
Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Armageddon It" by Def Leppard on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. This lesson covers the finger picking as well as the chord structure for "Armageddon It." Watch this how to video and you will be able to play "Armageddon It" by Def Leppard.
Playing your favorite songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Marty Schwartz covers the chord structure for "Bubbly." Watch this how to video and you will be able to play "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat.
Playing popular songs on the guitar is not as difficult as it seems. With this tutorial you can learn how to play "TNT" by AC/DC on the electric guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Marty Schwartz covers the finger picking as well as the chord structure for "TNT." Watch this how to video and you will be able to sing and play "TNT" by AC/DC.
Have you ever wanted to play Radiohead on the guitar? This tutorial is a note for note lesson for the intro to Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" on the guitar. This lesson is geared towards beginner to intermediate guitar players but it does assume prior knowledge of guitar playing. With this tutorial you will be able to play "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead.
Want to learn how to play your favorite Beatles songs on the guitar? With this tutorial you can learn how to play "The Night Before" written by Paul McCartney and played by the Beatles on the guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Watch this how to video and you will be able to sing and play guitar along to "The Night Before" by the Beatles.
Want to learn how to play cool songs on the guitar? In this tutorial you will learn how to play "Puberty" by Belly on the acoustic guitar. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. With this how to video you will be able to play and sing along to "Puberty" by Belly on the acoustic guitar.
Check out this Halloween set video that explains how this entry archway display was created. This show & tell video was taken immediately following the Halloween Yard Haunt prior to dismantling. The unscripted prop descriptions are as complete as time would allow.
This how to video demonstrates how to do sterile gloving. Watch and learn how simple it is to wear gloves without contaminating them. Always make sure you are working in a sterile field and that you have washed your hands prior to wearing the gloves.
This how to video is a quick demonstration that shows how to remove scabs after a hair transplant. Ensure that the patient does not feel any pain by applying KY Jelly to the scabs prior to removal. Slightly massage it into the scab to moisten and detach the scab with a comb.
Check out this how-to video to achieve a simple blue smokey eye look with makeup. Apply your foundation and brow pencil prior to starting, or else you may have to compromise your simple blue smokey eye look.
Prior to painting, pour some vanilla extract into the paint. The vanilla doesn't stain the paint, and the room won't smell like paint fumes.
This tutorial for Sony Vegas helps you understand the audio layout, and what automation is, and how to use it.
This tutorial teaches you the fundamentals of track motion, more particularly HOW to use it, not WHAT to use it on.
This tutorial goes over the Video Effect 'Film Effects' as well as the similar effect 'Film Grain' and how to create them in Sony Vegas 7.
This tutorial explains a brand new effect Marty Schindler created himself. Watch and learn how to create a Circle Color Effect (CCE) in Sony Vegas 7.
Hand coloring black and white photographs was a common process prior to the advent of color photography and created a unique visual aesthetic. This video demonstrates how to digitally create this style for digital black and white photography.
Learn step by step how to do a wall back flip. You must be able to do a back flip before trying this maneuver. Exercise good judgement when doing this move. This videos works best if you've had prior gymnastics training.
The title is pretty self explanatory, how to skin a deer, so you can get to the venison, and use the hide for something. Make sure you hang the deer by its hind leg prior to skinning, so that it will be easier to pull the hide off.
G'day Knuckleheads. Todays one minute stud wall framing tip looks at a really easy way of squaring up your stud wall prior to installing a brace. Check it out and let me know what you think. :-)
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use advanced search parameters like "define" and "site" to access hidden functions of the Yahoo! search engine. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET TV.
This video covers the Expo plugin in Ubuntu Linux, which is similar to the Exposé feature in Mac OS X. The Expo feature can be found in the Advanced Desktop Effects Manager. Once you enable it and tweak the options, you'll be able to view multiple workspace areas at once and manipulate your running programs between them. Check out all of the other desktop effects.
If you're a beginner piano student looking to improve in both music theory and practical piano playing skills, then this tutorial on how to play tetrachords is perfect for advancing your skills beyond playing single finger melodies.
Addicted to keyboard shortcuts? Interested in adding a few more to your arsenal? This home computing how-to from the folks at CNET TV demonstrates a number of intermediate- and advanced-level shortcuts sure to speed up your Microsoft Windows Vista workflow. For the specifics, and to get started using these useful Windows key commands yourself, watch this handy how-to.
Whether you're interested in learning Microsoft Excel from the bottom up or just looking to pick up a few tips and tricks, you're in the right place. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, ExcelIsFun, the 19th installment in his "Highline Excel Class" series of free video Excel lessons, you'll learn about using Advanced Filter to extract data from an Excel List/Table/Database. See these 7 Advanced Filter examples:
Upper body strength is important and who doesn't want nice, toned arms? This tutorial will show you a new advanced exercise for working out your upper body. This workout is called the Dumbbell Renegade Rows and the video will show you two different versions - beginner and advanced.
Advanced crip walking takes lots of control and practice. This shows you moves like 'The V', 'quick step' and 'shuffle spin'. He breaks down this form of hip hop that is popular on the street. It involves a lot of feet shuffling and is often accompanied by rap or hiphop music.
This yo-yo tutorial demonstrates the advanced slack.
This software tutorial shows you how to use some of the more advanced tools of the Colorista plug-in for Final Cut Pro. Colorista is a color correction plugin. You will learn how to fix a bad clip using Colorista in Final Cut Pro.
This Photoshop software tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool to create monster masking effects. The results are well worth the effort. Learn how to use advanced masking techniques to make cool smoke effects coming from a monster in Photoshop.
Learn to play an advanced version of "Love Story" on the piano.
What lurks in the shadows? Is it something scary and frightening? Nothing so nefarious in this insightful episode of PixelPerfect in which Bert casts light upon the mysteries behind creating advanced shadow effects within Photoshop.
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to solve the Rubik's Cube's F2L (first two layers) with advanced techniques, such as the use of empty slots and stuck pieces, along with some general tips and tricks.
The Elite Advance Suit is the best suit in the game, and is a bit difficult to find. Ths video walkthrough (which is not spoiler free) shows you the best way to find this suit when playing Dead Space 2.